Kansas State center Ayoka Lee sets NCAA women's basketball record with 61-point game in win over No. 14 Oklahoma

Kansas State junior center Ayoka Lee said she thought it was going to be just another Sunday. Instead, she put herself into the NCAA women's basketball record book for the most points ever scored in a Division I game: 61.

Lee scored almost as many points herself as foe Oklahoma did as a team, with the unranked Wildcats beating the No. 14 Sooners 94-65 at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.

Oklahoma (16-3 overall, 5-2 Big 12) entered the game second in Division I in scoring at 88.3 PPG. But Kansas State's 15-0 run to start the game — with 12 of those points by Lee — showed this one was going to be all Wildcats.

Lee entered Sunday tied for third in Division I in scoring at 23.6 points per game. She had games of 43 and 38 points (twice) earlier this season. This was the perfect setup for her and Kansas State, as guard-heavy Oklahoma had no one who could really match up with the 6-foot-6 Lee.

«I didn't come in expecting to break a record,» Lee said. «I think [it was] just sticking to our game plan, running what we needed to run, and our guards did amazing.

»In my mind, I'm just thinking about keeping my position, posting up strong, knowing where my defender is, where the help is coming from and going up strong."

The former D-I women's record of 60 points was held by Long Beach State post player Cindy Brown (set in 1987) and Minnesota guard Rachel Banham (2016). Lee's efficiency Sunday was as impressive as her point total: She was 23-of-30 from the field (76.7%) and 15-of-17 from the foul line (88.2%). She also had 12 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Wildcats (15-4, 5-2). Lee entered Sunday's game shooting 58.3% from the field for the season.

«I'm just so thankful for the people around me,» Lee said. «For my